Nico Verhoeven

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Nico Verhoeven
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Personal information
Full nameNicolaas Cornelis Maria Verhoeven
Born (1961-10-02) 2 October 1961 (age 62)
Berkel-Enschot, Netherlands
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
19851986 Skala
19871989 Superconfex–Yoko
19901992 PDM–Concorde
19931994 Novemail–Histor–Laser Computer
1995 Palmans-Ipso
Major wins
1 stage 1987 Tour de France

Nicolaas ("Nico") Cornelis Maria Verhoeven (born 2 October 1961 in Berkel-Enschot, North Brabant) is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1985 to 1995. He represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, in the individual road race where he didn't finish the race. [1] Verhoeven won the first stage in the 1987 Tour de France.

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Major results

1984
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands National Amateur Road Race Championship
1985
Anderlecht
Bodegraven
Nieuw-Amsterdam
Profronde van Pijnacker
Zes van Rijn & Gouwe
1986
Ulvenhout
1987
Tiel
Tour de France:
Winner stage 1
Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
1988
Tilburg
1989
Made
1990
Houtem
1991
Mijl van Mares
1992
Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen
Kelmis
1995
Mijl van Mares
Boxmeer

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nico Verhoeven". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2015.